Introduction：

Wenyang Qian is currently an Associate Professor at the Central China Normal University. His research focuses on quantum computing in high-energy nuclear physics.

He has long been dedicated to the interdisciplinary field bridging high-energy nuclear physics theory with quantum information science. Having accumulated a profound theoretical foundation and extensive practical experience, he has produced a series of internationally impactful works. His core contributions include, but are not limited to: developing quantum simulation frameworks for jet evolution in matter; designing quantum algorithms for finite-temperature non-equilibrium dynamics to address system thermalization; and providing quantitative calculations of hadronic many-body structure functions.

Dr. Qian has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers and conference proceedings in internationally renowned academic journals, predominantly as the first or corresponding author. His work is featured in top-tier journals such as the Journal of High Energy Physics, Physical Review D, and Physical Review Research. Furthermore, he serves as an invited peer reviewer for several authoritative international journals, including PRA, PRD, PRX, PRR, IJMPA, and CPC. He has delivered numerous invited talks at top international conferences in his field and has led collaborative research projects. His research has been recognized with multiple prestigious honors and substantial funding support, notably the European Union's Marie Curie Fellowship and the Gary McCartor Award in the field of light-front dynamics.

Education:

2014.8-2020.12,  Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, Iowa State University, USA

2012.8-2014.5,  M.A. in Physics, University of Virginia, USA

2008.8-2012.5,  B.A. in Mathematics and Physics, Grinnell College, USA

Professional Experience:

2026.3-Present，Associate Professor, Central China Normal University, China

2022.6-2026.2，Postdoctoral Researcher, Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE), Spain

2025.4-2025.6, Visiting Associate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA

2021.1-2022.5，Postdoctoral Researcher, Iowa State University, USA

Honors and Awards:

2023.2，Marie Curie Fellow, European Research Council

2024.11,  Gary McCartor Award, International Light Cone Advisory Committee

Research grants: (last 5 years)

1.Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence and the Galician University System Research Centre (IGFAE), IGNITE 2025 Grant, Grant No. CEX2023-001318-M. Simulating HEP jet phenomenology on analog quantum computer (JET-AQC). Mar. 2026 – Mar. 2028. Status: Ongoing. Role: Principal Investigator (PI).

2.Xunta de Galicia, Grants for Excellent Researchers, Grant No. ED431F2023/10. Advancing high-energy nuclear physics in the LHC/HL-LHC era and beyond. Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2027. Status: Ongoing. Role:  Participant.

3.European Research Council, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship, HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01 (Grant Agreement No. 101109293). Quantum simulation of Jet Evolution and Parton Structure (Q-JEPS). Jun. 2023 – May 2025. Status: Completed. Role: Principal Investigator (PI).

Representative publications :(last 5 years)

1.ZB. Kang, N. Moran, P. Nguyen, W. Qian, Partonic distribution functions and amplitudes using tensor network methods; J. High Energy Phys. 09, 176 (2025); arXiv:2501.09738.

2.W. Qian, M. Li, CA. Salgado, M. Kreshchuk, Efficient Quantum Simulation of QCD Jets on the Light Front; Phys. Rev. D 111, 096001 (2025); arXiv:2411.09762.

3.K. Ikeda, ZB. Kang, D. Kharzeev, W. Qian, F. Zhao, Real-time chiral dynamics at finite temperature from quantum simulation; J. High Energy Phys. 10, 31 (2024)

4.W. Qian and B. Wu, Quantum computation in fermionic thermal field theories; J. High Energy Phys. 7, 166 (2024); arXiv:2404.07912.

5.X. Du and W. Qian, Accelerated quantum circuit Monte-Carlo simulation for heavy quark thermalization; Phys. Rev. D 109, 076025 (2024); arXiv:2312.16294.

6.J. Barata, X. Du, M. Li, W. Qian, CA. Salgado, Quantum simulation of in-medium QCD jets: momentum broadening, gluon production, and entropy growth; Phys. Rev. D 108, 056023 (2023); arXiv:2307.01792.

7.J. Barata, X. Du, M. Li, W. Qian, CA. Salgado, Medium induced jet broadening in a quantum computer; Phys. Rev. D 106, 074013 (2022); arXiv:2208.06750.

8.W. Qian, R. Basili, S. Pal, G. Luecke, J.P. Vary, Solving hadron structures using the basis light-front quantization approach on quantum computers; Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043193 (2022); arXiv:2112.01927.